Acuity Scheduling is 71% cheaper
than SimplyBook.me
$20/mo (Starter) vs SimplyBook.me Premium at $69.86/mo — covering 44% of the 18 compared capabilities.
Same job. Way less money.
Comparison scenario
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5 seats, monthly billing · USD · prices as observed on official pricing pages.
Premium plan at $69.86/mo, the cheapest paid plan.
Starter: 20 USD/monthly.
SimplyBook.me costs $69.86/mo on the Premium plan at 5 seats, monthly billing. We found 1 assessed alternative that is cheaper in this scenario; 0 of them cover at least 75% of the 18 compared capabilities.
Capability comparison
Acuity Scheduling covers 44% of the 18 capabilities compared against SimplyBook.me. ✓ native · ◐ via integration · ✗ not found.
| Capability | Acuity Scheduling | SimplyBook.me |
|---|---|---|
| Calendar sync | ✓ | ✓ |
| Automated reminders & follow-ups | ✓ | ✓ |
| SMS reminders | ✗ | ✓ |
| Website embed | ✗ | ✓ |
| Paid bookings | ✓ | ✓ |
| Group events | ✗ | ✓ |
| Recurring bookings | ✗ | ✓ |
| Intake forms | ✓ | ✓ |
| HIPAA compliance | ✓ | ✓ |
| SSO (SAML/SCIM) | ✗ | ✓ |
| Custom domain | ✗ | ✓ |
| Custom branding | ✓ | ✓ |
| Team roles & permissions | ✗ | ✓ |
| Booking limits & availability controls | ✗ | ✓ |
| Multilingual booking pages | ✗ | ✓ |
| Time-zone detection | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mobile app | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI assistant | ✗ | ✓ |
What you give up
Capabilities SimplyBook.me has that Acuity Scheduling lacks.
- SMS reminders — Send booking reminders by text message.Missing from Acuity Scheduling.
- Website embed — Embed a booking page directly on your website.Missing from Acuity Scheduling.
- Group events — Let multiple people book into the same time slot.Missing from Acuity Scheduling.
- Recurring bookings — Set up bookings that repeat on a schedule.Missing from Acuity Scheduling.
- SSO (SAML/SCIM) — Sign in through your company's SSO (SAML/SCIM).Missing from Acuity Scheduling.
- Custom domain — Host booking pages on your own domain.Missing from Acuity Scheduling.
- Team roles & permissions — Assign roles and permissions to team members.Missing from Acuity Scheduling.
- Booking limits & availability controls — Cap how many bookings can be made in a given period.Missing from Acuity Scheduling.
- Multilingual booking pages — Show booking pages in the visitor's own language.Missing from Acuity Scheduling.
- AI assistant — Get AI help managing scheduling tasks.Missing from Acuity Scheduling.
Price at your volume
The same comparison recomputed at three sizes. Plan caps change who is cheapest.
| Scenario | SimplyBook.me | Acuity Scheduling |
|---|---|---|
| 3 seats | $69.86/mo | $20/mo (Starter) |
| 10 seats | $69.86/mo | $20/mo (Starter) |
| 25 seats | $69.86/mo | $20/mo (Starter) |
Plans & pricing, side by side
Advertised prices in USD as observed on the official pricing pages — per-seat and transaction-fee plans are marked.
| Starter | $20/mo |
| Standard | $34/mo |
| Premium | $61/mo |
| Enterprise | Contact sales |
| Free | Free |
| Basic | $16.21/mo |
| Standard | $34.87/mo |
| Premium | $69.86/mo |
| Enterprise | Contact sales |
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Frequently asked
How much cheaper is Acuity Scheduling than SimplyBook.me?
71% cheaper in our scenario (5 seats, monthly billing): $20/mo on Starter vs $69.86/mo on Premium. That is $598.32 a year.
What does Acuity Scheduling lack compared with SimplyBook.me?
SMS reminders, Website embed, Group events, Recurring bookings, SSO (SAML/SCIM), Custom domain, Team roles & permissions, Booking limits & availability controls, Multilingual booking pages, AI assistant — 10 of the 18 compared capabilities.
When were these prices checked?
SimplyBook.me: 2026-09-07; Acuity Scheduling: 2026-08-31 — on the official pricing pages.
Sources & freshness
- https://simplybook.me/en/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-09-07)
- Acuity Scheduling data last verified 2026-08-31